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Nothosaurus

Din no ase: “false lizard”1

Ɔdii: NsuomnamƐpo mu mmoa a wɔweaTriasik Mfiase kɔsi Triasik AwieeɛNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

Nothosaurus was a marine reptile that lived in the Triassic Period, about 245 to 210 million years ago. It looked a bit like a seal with a long tail and webbed feet, and it swam in warm seas that covered much of the world. It was not a dinosaur, but a different kind of reptile called a sauropterygian.1 2

Asɛm a ɛyɛ anigye: ɛpo mu aboa a ɔwea yi guaree berɛ a dinosɔɔ nantew asase so. Obiara frɛ wɔn dino, nanso na wɔyɛ mmoa a wɔwea abusua foforɔ.

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 251 kɔsi 201 a atwam4

Triasik Mfiase kɔsi Triasik Awieeɛ

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Germany, Israel, China, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States (California)4 1

Tenten

4 kɔsi 7 m (13 kɔsi 23 ft)1

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 22 km/h (14 mph)

Nsuguareɛ, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik

Jurasik

Kretasias

mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ne kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn?

Na ne tenten yɛ sɛn?

ne tenten te sɛ nkraman 7 firi hwene kɔsi duane tenten te sɛ kwadu 39 a wɔde abɔ toatoa soanka ɔbɛtumi aguare nsuguarebea kɛseɛ (50 m) tenten wɔ sikɛn 8.2 mu

Nothosaurus kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontaa nko ara wɔ wo browser mu. Yɛnkora biribiara so, na yɛmmfa biribiara nkɔ baabiara.

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Nothosaurus bɛyɛ 22 km/h (14 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Nothosaurus had webbed toes and probably a fin on its tail to help it swim, much like a modern seal.1

Some Nothosaurus fossils show that they gave birth to live young, not eggs. This is called vivipary.1

The name Nothosaurus means 'false lizard' because early scientists thought it was a lizard, but it was actually a marine reptile.1

Nothosaurus lived in the Tethys Ocean, a huge sea that existed between the continents of the Triassic Period.1

Trackways from China suggest Nothosaurus used its paddles to dig into the seabed to find hidden prey.1

Nothosaurus had a closed palate, which means it could breathe while holding food in its mouth underwater.2

Yei yɛ Nothosaurus mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.

wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Nothosaurus ho

?How big was Nothosaurus?

Most Nothosaurus species were about 4 metres (13 feet) long, but some like N. zhangi and N. giganteus could reach 5 to 7 metres (16 to 23 feet).1

?What did Nothosaurus eat?

It ate fish and other marine creatures, using its long jaws lined with needle teeth to catch them. It may have also snapped up crustaceans and worms hiding in the seabed mud.1 3

?Could Nothosaurus swim?

Yes, it was a semi-oceanic swimmer that used its tail, legs, and webbed feet to propel and steer through the water, much like a seal.1

?When did Nothosaurus live?

Nothosaurus lived during the Triassic Period, about 245 to 228 million years ago.1

?Where did Nothosaurus live?

Its fossils have been found in Europe, North Africa, and China, in areas that were once part of the warm Tethys Ocean.1 2

?Is Nothosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Nothosaurus is not a dinosaur. It is a different kind of reptile called a sauropterygian, which is a group distinct from lizards and snakes.1 2

?How fast could Nothosaurus swim?

Probably up to about 22 km/h (14 mph) in the water, about as fast as a grown-up riding a bike. This is an estimate. It swam by swishing its body and using its legs, a bit like a seal.2

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Nothosaurus is often mistaken for a dinosaur.

Nokorɛ: Nothosaurus was a marine reptile called a sauropterygian, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land and had different body features.1

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Nothosaurus
Obi a ɔtoo din: Münster 18344
Kuo: Ɛpo mu mmoa a wɔwea
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Nothosauridae4
Nkyekyɛmu: Sauropterygia4
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 251 kɔsi 201 ()4
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Jena, Erfurt, Karlstadt4
Aman: Gyaaman, Israel, Kyaena, Nɛdalands, Itali, Spania4
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 103 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
Wɔsan frɛ no: Dracosaurus, Elmosaurus, Kolposaurus, Opeosaurus, Paranothosaurus, Shingyisaurus (din dada no nso, yɛkan no sɛ aboa korɔ no ara)4
Nhunumu: Nothosaurus was named in 1834 by Georg Graf zu Münster based on fossils from the Muschelkalk of Germany. The type species is Nothosaurus mirabilis.1 4
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists are still debating exactly how Nothosaurus swam, whether it used its tail and limbs together or mainly its body undulations.1 2

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Nothosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Nothosaurus | Triassic, Marine, Reptile | Britannica (britannica.com)
Nothosaur foraging tracks from the Middle Triassic of southwestern China | Nature Communications (nature.com)
Nothosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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